marinate

Example Sentences

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Just enough to let them marinate as they cooled.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

"Sometimes a song needs to marinate for a year, six months, it can take some time," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Kidd did it by giving the mix of perennial All-Stars Irving and Doncic time to marinate, and persuading the offensive wizards to play defense.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

A quick marinade in soy sauce infuses the fish with earthy dimension, but be sure to not marinate for more than 20 minutes or its saltiness will become overpowering.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

I was so good at denying myself this, the simple pleasure of even a secret crush, that the thoughts were never allowed to marinate in my mind.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi